The Judo Journey

I have been practising Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for a number of years. To improve my stand-up game I have started to cross-train Judo, this is my journey.

Saturday, 23 October 2010

First Competition

So I've been practising Judo for nigh on ten months, hardly a a veteran I know, but having felt that I've progressed relatively quic...

Saturday, 29 May 2010

Ouchi-Gari Combinations

Over the past few weeks I've been trying to put together a game plan, a series of throws and combinations that I can really perfect and ...

First Judo Grading

Last week I had my first Judo Grading which was an interesting experience to say the least. Barnet Judo Club is governed by the British Ju...

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Injuries, Uchikomi Combinations, Hane Goshi, Harai Goshi

In my last post I mentioned that I had a sore Achilles from a recent road run. Well, so much for it being a minor injury, one month later a...

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Ko Soto Gari to Seoi Nage

I was in two minds about whether to attend tonight's class. I had a very sore Achilles from a long run I did on Sunday, I know its best...

Saturday, 13 March 2010

Ko Soto Gari and Sumi Gaeshi Review, Uchi Mata/Uchi Gari/Tai Otoshi Combination

Today we reviewed some of the techniques we've been drilling over the last few weeks. The first of these was Ko Soto Gari - small outs...

Friday, 12 March 2010

Ni Dan Ko Soto Gari and Seoi Otoshi

In earlier posts I explained that I had had some success with Ko Soto Gari. I've found that timing is incredibly important in pulling o...

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